Believe it or not, I kind of...KIND OF, agree with your first paragraph. Gun violence in America is a long, long tradition. I thought Michael Moore discussed it pretty well in "Bowling for Columbine." He didn't take the easy route of blaming guns per se or violent games or violent lyrics. He blamed a combination of factors, which I think is very true. And few of them are new.

Now as to your second paragraph, I am not sure I agree there. Now BUSH sure exploited the tragedy that killed nearly 3000 New Yorkers, including a friend's husband, exploiting it to get us into a useless war in Iraq, to violate the Constitution, etc. So I am pretty sensitive to that kind of thing because that is really when I began detesting the piece of shit who lurks in the White House. But I don't think that is what Liza is doing. Though I can't speak for her, but that is not how I interpret her statements.